Estimated Livestock Slaughter

SJ_LS710
St Joseph, MO    Fri Mar 30, 2012       USDA Market News
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection

                                CATTLE    CALVES      HOGS      SHEEP
Friday 03/30/2012        (est)   106,000     2,000     409,000     8,000
Week ago (est)                   107,000     3,000     416,000     7,000
Year ago (act)                   124,000     3,000     393,000     7,000
Week to date (est)               597,000    13,000   2,057,000    45,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      596,000    15,000   2,077,000    38,000
Same Period Last Year (act)      628,000    15,000   2,058,000    40,000

Saturday 03/31/2012      (est)     5,000         0      56,000         0
Week ago (est)                     6,000         0      55,000     2,000
Year ago (act)                    11,000         0      60,000     3,000
Week to date (est)               602,000    13,000   2,113,000    45,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      602,000    15,000   2,132,000    40,000
Same Period Last Year* (act)     640,000    15,000   2,117,000    43,000
2012 Year to Date              7,888,000   186,000  27,881,000   490,000
2011 *Year to Date             8,312,000   214,000  27,722,000   489,000
Percent change                     -5.1%    -13.0%        0.6%      0.2%
2012 *Totals subject to revision
2011 *Totals adjusted to reflect NASS revisions
Yearly totals may not add due to rounding
Previous day estimated        Steer and Heifer    Cow and Bull
             Thursday             93,000                23,000




Source:  USDA Market News, St Joseph, MO
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